Berkeley Lake vs Dacula

A side-by-side comparison of Berkeley Lake and Dacula: population, income, housing, and more.

Berkeley Lake and Dacula are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dacula has the higher population (7,135 vs 2,615 in Berkeley Lake). Berkeley Lake has the higher median household income ($160,505 vs $74,900 in Dacula). Berkeley Lake has the higher median home value ($674,400 vs $336,500 in Dacula).

Population, income & housing

	Berkeley Lake	Dacula
Population	2,615	7,135
Median age	55.6 yrs	32.0 yrs
Median household income	$160,505	$74,900
Median home value	$674,400	$336,500
Median gross rent	—	$1,752
Housing units	939	2,332
Homeownership rate	97.5%	81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	62.7%	25.7%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Berkeley Lake	Dacula
Population	1,839 → 2,615 (+42.2%)	5,919 → 7,135 (+20.5%)
Median household income	$145,625 → $160,505 (+10.2%)	$80,192 → $74,900 (-6.6%)
Median home value	$442,000 → $674,400 (+52.6%)	$174,700 → $336,500 (+92.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,821 → $2,175 (+19.4%)	$1,327 → $1,752 (+32.0%)

Berkeley Lake

Population

1,8392,615

Median household income

$145,625$160,505

Median home value

$442,000$674,400

Median gross rent

$1,821$2,175

Dacula

Population

5,9197,135

Median household income

$80,192$74,900

Median home value

$174,700$336,500

Median gross rent

$1,327$1,752

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Berkeley Lake	Dacula
Under 5	3.7%	7.6%
5 to 17	12.9%	24.2%
18 to 24	9.2%	8.0%
25 to 34	6.1%	14.3%
35 to 44	6.9%	16.0%
45 to 54	10.0%	13.3%
55 to 64	23.7%	6.0%
65 to 74	19.9%	7.8%
75 and over	7.6%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Berkeley Lake	Dacula
White (non-Hispanic)	78.2%	34.8%
Black or African American	2.1%	44.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	11.8%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	15.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Berkeley Lake	Dacula
No high school diploma	1.3%	9.1%
High school graduate	12.1%	19.9%
Some college or associate's	24.0%	45.3%
Bachelor's degree	35.5%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	27.1%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Berkeley Lake	Dacula
Drove alone	57.4%	70.4%
Carpooled	5.5%	14.6%
Public transit	0.2%	0.7%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	36.6%	14.2%
Other means	0.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Berkeley Lake	Dacula
1-unit, detached	99.7%	94.0%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Berkeley Lake	Dacula
Poverty rate	1.9%	7.8%
Average household size	2.81	3.21
Mean commute (minutes)	28	39
Median year structure built	1990	2001